New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-20
A Housewife IN 4 THEATRE.
MISS ospouaNE VERSUS MR.. BURNHAM.


rwo VERSIONS OF LITTLE AFFAIR IN THE STAR
SEQUEL TO MISS OsBoRNEs DEBUT
nsrtormance was given at Wallack's Theatre on
Thursday afternoon by an actress whose name Is
yariously given as Miss Conway and Miss Osbourne'
Frou-Frou" was the play modestly selected iof
what was announced as the debut OF young
actress The company which supported her was what
is In theatrical parlance termed scratch one the
bestknown performers in 1t being pan h 3, ,
and John How son. Pecuniari Y and artlsticaliy the
affair anpears TO have been failure, though the slim
audience called Miss Osbourne several tunes before te
curtain. This all that the pnoe knew or ny
neople who were pouring into the matinee perform
ance OF Mne Bernhar 1t, were treated to Little inc
atrical display not on the 70 the ticket
takers gate was a tall man with full red Dearu
This was Charles Burnham, who is the business man
hands concealed in the folds of her dress waiKed
quickly up to the railing and spoke a rev "orus W
Mr. Burnha. This was Miss Osoonrne r AZ s u.'v was
listened politely. A rapid movement on her par. wac
followed by slight struggle, as 10 the oe nt NJ
which account. vary but 1t Is certain Una. .i
Durham q lew seconds afterward ran raploy up ine
a. rs leading 70 the balcony with horsewhip In his
bani which he had taken from Miss Osooutnc' Hri
story and his story with their variations arc us io
1, M.s Osbourne speaks: II was recommended TO
Mr.. Burnham when was looking for some one to hire
public lie in ms behalf took Wallacks, introducing
me TO Arthur Wallauk. was to pay gov or me use
of the house, and q weeks rehearsas either AT wal
lacks or the Star we're included Then MI Ourhham
offered to engage my company telling me that he
would put The matter in the hands OF Smn'onds ~
Brown aud thus save me the commission. v hen l
bd maid $3.50 Tor the theatre. Bur nhaIn came TO ne
with dem' nd for > 40 more found had 70 pay
Simmonds & Brown as well end could neither gen the
company to rehearse nor theatre IN whiei TO re-
hearse them. The piece was produced after t@o re-
hearsas None knew their lines, ana as 1t was my rst
appearance before the public save as WHICH found
self and could not do IN. self justice In the evening
after performance called OH i3urnham az inc star
and he told me that the audience had guyed me ny
calling ME before the curtain three times. lie theh
asked me II had not something more 10 pay 10 MN;
1 replied that had and that on Saturday woula
sattle accounts with him He atterward wrote note
asking me TO call MIN to-day. This AFTERNOON
accordingly went to the theatre provided WIN Two
horsew hips thinking that he might manage 10 take
one from me- for went to horsewh'p / i'm walked
up 10 him as he leaned the rail and he Iecelyed
me graciousy. thinking SUPPOSE that nc was goins
10 get some more money ont CT me. asked nun what
owed him and he replied l don't know eNacuy:
Whatever You think is due to me, Miss Osbonrne
:. there were some people in there When he asked
ane TO give him what thought due gave IT, lashed
him over the neck with one WHIP ana wnen hc poS
sessed himself OF this struck him four or i've times
with the other as he covered behind the railing,
saying What do you meant What do you mean :
Then he asay and walked out oi the 'heatre
and went down town TO see my lawyers.
Charles Durham takes the cue: Il nave not Huch
to say Miss Osbourne@or whatever ner nh 1 may may
matinee spoke TO Mr.. Moss. who oneTed the use
Wallack's on the usual terms, $3.50 in advance his
she paid and then sent her to Simmonds brown e.
secure company. had aierward to a.k her Tor Sio
additional to pay for the orchestra Everything eIse
abe moy saw about me is altogether false The per-
formance produced 500 in cash, which was paid over
to her. minus 80 she paid to the prompter. In the
evening she came TO see me- did not ask her 9r one
cent. bu, she asked me if the audience had not
guyed hcr told her thought il improbable when
they called her out eusigely lhis AFTERNOON she
waiked up to me as stood at the railing and pulled
ont norscwhip / took 1t away from her before she
even aimed blow at me and without word waIStd
upstars 10 uuel disturbance in the gallery. MISS
Osbourne did not strike make any attempt to DO
So 49,,
Miss Osbourne is said to he an American by brth,
,hon,b she has snen ten wears in England. where she
saws she studied under Mrs. Stirling. She VIII BRING
no action against SmmOnds * Brown, OF Mr.. Burn
ham. for her lawyers advise her that she has no
grounds for legal action.